Isaac Albéniz - 6 Mazurkas, Op.66

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Intro : [0:00]
I. Isabel [0:05]
II. Casilda [4:14]
III. Aurora [7:22]
IV. Sofia [10:49]
V. Christa [14:56]
VI. Maria [19:14]
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Piano : Guillermo Gonzalez
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Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music idioms. Isaac Albéniz was close to the Generation of '98.
Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as Asturias (Leyenda), Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, Cataluña, Mallorca, and Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar. The personal papers of Albéniz are preserved in, among other institutions, the Library of Catalonia.
As one of the leading composers of his era, Albéniz's influences on both contemporary composers and on the future of Spanish music are profound. As a result of his extended stay in France and the friendship he formed with numerous composers there, his composition technique and harmonic language has influenced aspiring younger composers such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. His activities as conductor, performer and composer significantly raised the profile of Spanish music abroad and encouraged Spanish music and musicians in his own country.

[@none5020]

I will NEVER say no to a mazurka, might just be the best form of piano music.

[@bobgold57]

Love them! He must have been incredible to hear improvise. The several recordings of him improvising give a little taste. The Chopin influence is s beautiful to hear as he developed into the master he became.

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[@harrybmichell]

What a lovely opus, the third one is so cute!

[@harrybmichell]

I LOVE ALBÉNIZ!!!!!!

[@steveegallo3384]

....well...of COURSE we do.....BRAVO from Acapulco!

[@cvalkan1]

Good stuff - had no idea Albéniz wrote mazurkas

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